Cecil Cole vs. Dick Mulligan — Career Comparison

Cecil Cole
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cecil Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Mulligan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Mulligan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.494 compared to 8.16 and 2.058 for Cecil Cole. By the career numbers, Dick Mulligan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cecil Cole and Dick Mulligan

Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.83
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.78
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.26
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.94
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
8.16
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.44
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.16
8.16
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
27
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.67
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.11
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.67
10.67
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.85
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.33
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.57
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.56
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
47.09
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
39.56
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
10.36
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.78
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.26
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.94
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.058
2.058
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.494
1.494
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
37.67
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
34.78
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.09
47.09
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Cecil Cole and Dick Mulligan

Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.83
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.26
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.51
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.83
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.51
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cecil Cole and Dick Mulligan

Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
9
415.38
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
652.17
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
11.45
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.14
-6.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Cecil Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100